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‘WWE RAW’ 10/14/13 Results + Notes – New Tag Team Champs, CM Punk Adds a Stip to his HIAC Match, Triple H and Stephanie Accept Being Villains, HBK/Orton Confrontation

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Venue: Scottrade Center (St. Louis, MO)

Commentators: Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, & JBL

The WWE Tag Team Championship got the spotlight this week as Cody Rhodes & Goldust took on The Shield in the main event. CM Punk and Ryback also competed in a “Beat the Clock Challenge” for the right to add a stipulation to their upcoming Hell in a Cell match, upcoming special guest ref Shawn Michaels had words with Randy Orton, and Triple H & Stephanie McMahon addressed the actions of The Big Show from the end of last week’s episode. 

Read on for results and notes from the show, gleamed from Jason Powell‘s recap/analysis over at ProWrestling.net.

Match Results

1. Randy Orton defeated The Miz via pinfall with the RKO.

  • Note: The Wyatt Family appeared on the stage, distracting Miz long enough to fall prey to the RKO.
  • Post-Match: Bray Wyatt cut a promo saying Miz represented everything he hates in the world, then told him he was going to put him down. Wyatt concluded with “Follow the Buzzards”.

2. Fandango [w/ Summer Rae] defeated Santino Marella via pinfall with a roll-up (2:30).

3. Los Matadores (Fernando & Diego) [w/ El Torito] defeated 3MB (Heath Slater & Drew McIntyre) [w/ Jinder Mahal] following their double Torture Rack drop finisher on Slater (4:05).

  • Post-Match: El Torito joined in on the action by beating up Jinder Mahal.

4. Beat the Clock Challenge: Ryback [w/ Paul Heyman] defeated R-Truth via pinfall with SHELL SHOCK (5:44).

  • Notes: R-Truth intentionally stalled at the start of the match to waste time and run up the clock as a way of getting back at the Heyman camp.

5. The Real Americans (Jack Swagger & Antonio Cesaro) [w/ Zeb Colter] defeated Tons of Funk (Brodus Clay & Tensai) [w/ The Funkadactyls] when Cesaro pinned Tensai following the CESARO SWING (5:45).

  • Notes: A pre-taped promo from Colter aired, talking about his distaste of Los Matadores.

6. Tamina Snuka [w/ *WWE Divas Champion* AJ Lee] defeated Brie Bella via pinfall with the BIG BOOT (4:30).

  • Pre-Match: Stephanie McMahon had caught up with The Bella Twins backstage earlier in the show, congratulating Brie on her engagement to Daniel Bryan then telling her that Nikki Bella wouldn’t be allowed at ringside for the match against Tamina…but AJ Lee would be allowed to be in her opponent’s corner.
  • Post-Match: Tamina continued the attack on Brie, finishing up her flurry with a Superfly Splash. AJ Lee then got in the mix, applying a Black Widow, until Nikki Bella came out to make the save and scare them off.

7. Beat the Clock (Non-Title): CM Punk defeated *WWE Intercontinental Champion* Curtis Axel [w/ Paul Heyman] via pinfall with the GTS (5:33).

  • Post-Match: By virtue of his win, Punk got to pick the stipulation for his Hell in a Cell match. He did so immediately after beating Axel, saying that he wanted Ryback and Heyman in a handicap match…INSIDE THE HELL IN A CELL. So there you go.

8. Non-Title Match: *World Heavyweight Champion* Alberto Del Rio defeated Daniel Bryan via countout (16:25).

  • Note: The TitanTron aired a video of Randy Orton entering the Bella Twins’ locker room, causing Bryan to leave the match and give the win to Del Rio via countout.
  • Post-Match: Daniel Bryan rushed to the locker room and was attacked from behind by Randy Orton. Orton glared at Brie Bella then walked off, leaving Brie and a trainer to check on Bryan.

9. No-DQ Match: Cody Rhodes & Goldust defeated The Shield (Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns) (c) [w/ *WWE U.S. Champion* Dean Ambrose] when Cody pinned Reigns to win the WWE Tag Team Championship (19:20).

  • Notes: Before the match Triple H met up with The Shield backstage and announced it was a No-DQ match. He told the trio to “finish it”. Towards the end of the match The Big Show made his way out from through the crowd and knocked out Rollins and Ambrose. He then knocked Reigns out through the ropes, allowing Cody to cover him for the pin.
  • Post-Match: Triple H went mental as The Big Show smiled from the crowd and The Rhodes Brothers celebrated with the title belts. This concluded this week’s episode.

Segments/Notes

  • Shawn Michaels opened the show, bringing up his past training Daniel Bryan and his own dislike of Randy Orton plus his own connections to Triple H. He guaranteed that through his officiating a new WWE Champion would be crowned (for real real) at Hell in a Cell. Orton made his way out and said that as a St. Louis native he was aware of how dumb most of the people in the city are then said that HBK was mad that he could never be as good as him and threatened HBK if he “screwed” him out of the WWE Championship at the PPV. HBK retorted back and Orton tried to attack, but HBK fought back and went for Sweet Chin Music but Orton ducked it. The Miz then came out and attacked Orton, setting up the opening contest.
  • GM Brad Maddox met backstage with Ryback and Paul Heyman, who were trying to stack the deck in their favor for Hell in a Cell due to Punk using underhanded tactics at Battleground. Maddox said that didn’t seem fair then announced two Beat the Clock challenge matches, with the winner getting to pick the stipulation for the HIAC rematch.
  • Triple H and Stephanie McMahon came out to address what happened last week. Triple H said that the fans chanting “YES!” while he was out cold from a Big Show K.O. Punch last week was his breaking point and if the fans wanted him and his wife to be the villains they would do just that. Triple H said Show would now live in financial ruin for what he did. Daniel Bryan made his way out and was attacked out of nowhere by Alberto Del Rio, setting up their match for later in the night.
  • Two vignettes aired hyping the return of John Cena, one about his WWE career and one about his road to recovery.
  • Announced for Main Event: Dean Ambrose will defend the U.S. Championship against Dolph Ziggler.

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‘WWE Smackdown’ 10/11/13 Results + Notes – Rhodes Dynasty Vs. The Wyatt Family, Del Rio Vs. Sandow (?!?), Axel Vs. R-Truth for IC Championship

WWE Smackdown

Venue: Nationwide Arena (Columbus, OH)

Commentators: Michael Cole & JBL

It was family Vs. family this week on Smackdown as Cody Rhodes & Goldust took on The Wyatt Family‘s Luke Harper & Erick Rowan in the main event. And in a possible preview of things to come World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio faced 2013 Money in the Bank Briefcase holder Damien Sandow in a non-title match. The Intercontinental Championship was also on the line as Curtis Axel faced R-Truth.

Read on for results and notes from the show, courtesy of Greg Parks’ report over at PWTorch.

Match Results

1. Curtis Axel (c) [w/ Paul Heyman] defeated R-Truth via pinfall with the swinging neckbreaker to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship (10:32).

2. Los Matadores (Fernando & Diego) [w/ El Torito] defeated Los Locales (Local #1 & Local #2) with their double team torture rack drop finisher (3:45).

  • Notes: One of the members of Los Locales was Ricardo Rodriguez, who wrestles using the “El Local” gimmick on NXT. No idea on who the second one was though.
  • Post-Match: El Torito beat up Local #1.

3. Brie Bella & The Funkadactyls (Cameron & Naomi) defeated Natalya, Kaitlyn, & Eva Marie when Naomi pinned Kaitlyn after reversing a roll-up (2:58).

4. Non-Title Match: *World Heavyweight Champion* Alberto Del Rio defeated Damien Sandow via submission with the CROSS ARMBREAKER (15:01).

5. The Great Khali & The Prime Time Players (Darren Young & Titus O’Neil) defeated 3MB (Heath Slater, Jinder Mahal, & Drew McIntyre) when Khali pinned Slater after the BRAIN CHOP (5:02).

6. Cody Rhodes & Goldust defeated The Wyatt Family (Luke Harper & Erick Rowan) [w/ Bray Wyatt] when Rhodes pinned Harper with a roll-up (12:58).

Segments/Notes

  • The show opened with Vickie Guerrero hyping the return of John Cena at Hell in a Cell and kissing some ass about The Big Show “getting what he deserved”. Alberto Del Rio made his way out and tried to get out of his HIAC defense against Cena but Guerrero wouldn’t budge so Del Rio tried to sweet talk her and flirt with her. She was having none of it and eventually out came Damien Sandow to interrupt. Sandow said Del Rio just saw her as someone he could manipulate sexually and called him a phony who’s afraid of facing Cena. Eventually Guerrero booked a non-title non-briefcase match between the two for tonight and they brawled a bit to set it up.
  • By virtue of their defeat tonight, The Wyatt Family’s unbeaten streak on main roster WWE has officially been broken.

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WWE ‘RAW’ 10/7/13 Results + Notes – D-Bry & The Rhodes Bros. Vs. The Shield, HBK Appears, John Cena’s Return Match Announced

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Venue: Consol Energy Arena (Pittsburgh, PA)

Commentators: Michael Cole, JBL, & Jerry Lawler

With the WWE Championship still held in abeyance thanks to the antics of The Big Show, this week’s RAW saw the announcement of a match that will finally decide the true champion in three weeks at Hell in a Cell…with a most Showstopping referee to boot. Speaking of Show he would once again reemerge during the main event after being fired earlier in the program and make his final stand. Would he side with Daniel Bryan or would he continue to bow at the whims of the McMahon Family?

Read on for full results and notes from the show, taken from Jason Powell‘s much more detailed report/analysis over at ProWrestling.net.

Match Results

1. Dolph Ziggler defeated Damien Sandow via pinfall with the FAMEASSER (12:15).

2. Natalya, Eva Marie, & JoJo Offerman defeated Alicia Fox, Aksana, & Rosa Mendes when Natalya forced Mendes to tap to the SHARPSHOOTER (3:20).

3. Los Matadores (Fernando & Diego) [w/ El Torito] defeated 3MB (Drew McIntyre & Jinder Mahal) [w/ Heath Slater] with their Torture Rack Drop finisher.

  • Post-Match: Slater chased El Torito into the ring but Torito had the last laugh, sending him out to the floor with a hurricanrana.

4. CM Punk & R-Truth defeated Ryback & *WWE Intercontinental Champion* Curtis Axel [w/ Paul Heyman] when Truth pinned Axel with a Scissor Kick (12:45).

  • Pre-Match: Heyman cut a promo on CM Punk’s win at Battleground, Ryback and Axel flanked behind him. Punk came out to jab back and Ryback challenged him to come to the ring. R-Truth then made his way out and offered to be Punk’s partner, leading to the tag team match.

5. Randy Orton defeated Kofi Kingston via pinfall with the RKO (13:45).

  • Post-Match: Daniel Bryan attacked Orton during his celebration, taking him out with a suicide dive and raining down all sorts of hurt until he was pulled away by officials and referees.

6. Non-Title Match: Ricardo Rodriguez defeated *World Heavyweight Champion* Alberto Del Rio via pinfall with a roll-up (0:35).

  • Pre-Match: Del Rio visited with Vickie Guerrero, saying he needed a marquee match to show himself off since he’s the only world champion WWE has at the moment. Guerrero brought out Ricardo as his opponent.
  • Notes: Guerrero emerged during the match and announced to Del Rio that he would defend the WHC against John Cena at Hell in a Cell, causing him to be distracted and fall victim to the roll-up of doom by Rodriguez.

7. Fandango [w/ Summer Rae] defeated Zack Ryder via pinfall with the TOP ROPE LEGDROP (2:45).

8. The Real Americans (Jack Swagger & Antonio Cesaro) [w/ Zeb Colter] defeated Santino Marella & The Great Khali [w/ Hornswoggle] when Cesaro pinned Khali after the CESARO SWING (3:45).

  • Post-Match: Cesaro trapped Hornswoggle in the Giant/Cesaro Swing until Marella broke it up with the Cobra. Khali then took out Swagger with a BRAIN CHOP to end the altercation with the faces on top.

9. The Shield (*WWE U.S. Champion* Dean Ambrose and *WWE Tag Team Champions* Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns) defeated Daniel Bryan, Cody Rhodes, & Goldust when Rollins pinned Bryan (13:00).

  • Notes: Randy Orton hit Bryan with an RKO, allowing Rollins to pin him for the victory. Triple H stood at ringside for the match to make sure everything was “best for business”.
  • Post-Match: The Shield continued their attack on the babyface team until The Big Show made his way out. Triple H instructed The Shield to attack Show but he shoved them off and cold-cocked Trips with the KO PUNCH. Bryan stood over the fallen body of Triple H and led a “YES!” chant to close the show.

Segments/Notes/Etc.

  • Stephanie McMahon opened the show, bringing out The Big Show to atone for what he did last night at Battleground. Show did no such thing and mocked her husband, causing McMahon to slap him repeatedly and then fire him. Show was unfazed and left with an aura of confidence, shown at the end of the episode when he reemerged and knocked Triple H out with the KO PUNCH.
  • RAW GM Brad Maddox made his way out after the Divas match and apologized for how Battleground ended. He then announced that Daniel Bryan would meet Randy Orton for the WWE Championship at Hell in a Cell, within the structure itself, and it would feature a special guest referee. Three legends made appearances to lead the vote in their favor: Booker T, Bob Backlund, and Shawn Michaels. It’s no surprise that HBK won the fan vote and he will ref Bryan/Orton in three weeks.
  • The Miz was to host a “MizTV” episode with himself as the guest, but out came The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper, & Erick Rowan) to break it up. Harper and Rowan went to attack Miz, but Miz escaped all three of them, even getting in some shots at Bray. Bray simply laughed as Miz made his exit to the entrance stage.
  • Announced for Smackdown: R-Truth challenges Curtis Axel for the WWE Intercontinental Championship.
  • As previously mentioned in the match results section John Cena will make his way earlier than expected return to the ring at Hell in a Cell to challenge Alberto Del Rio for the World Heavyweight Championship.
  • Rob Van Dam is currently on hiatus following his match at Battleground, the storyline being he needs to get better physically, emotionally, and spiritually. That’s code for “smoke a ton of weed and not destroy the body by wrestling non-stop”.

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WWE Battleground 2013 Results + Notes – The Big Show Goes KO Crazy, WWE Championship Still in Abeyance, The Rhodes Get Their Revenge Eeef Yuh Wheel

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Date: October 6, 2013

Venue: First Niagra Center (Buffalo, NY)

Commentators: Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, & JBL

Last night WWE presented its first of two October PPVs, Battleground, live on PPV from the First Niagra Center in Buffalo, NY. Read on for results and notes from the show, gleamed from Chris Shore‘s much more detailed coverage/analysis over at ProWrestling.net.

Match Results

1. Battleground Kick-Off: Dolph Ziggler defeated Damien Sandow via pinfall with the ZIG ZAG (9:00).

  • Notes: Sandow sold a knee injury towards the end that was also highlighted during the PPV itself.

2. Hardcore Match: Alberto Del Rio (c) defeated Rob Van Dam [w/ Ricardo Rodriguez] via submission with a chair-assisted CROSS ARMBREAKER to retain the World Heavyweight Championship.

  • Notes: Del Rio had Lilian Garcia introduce him in Spanish like Ricardo used to do.

3. The Real Americans (Jack Swagger & Antonio Cesaro) [w/ Zeb Colter] defeated Santino Marella & The Great Khali [w/ Hornswoggle] when Cesaro pinned Khali following a GIANT SWING (6:58).

  • Notes: Cesaro managed to spin Khali around with the Giant Swing for about a revolution and a half, and from the chatter I’ve heard through social media and other non-PW.net reports it was the coolest visual of the night.

4. Curtis Axel (c) [w/ Paul Heyman] defeated R-Truth via pinfall with the Neckbreaker to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship (7:42).

5. AJ Lee (c) [w/ Tamina Snuka] defeated Brie Bella [w/ Nikki Bella] via pinfall with a roll-up to retain the WWE Divas Championship (6:40).

  • Note: Snuka attacked Nikki outside of the ring, causing Brie to get distracted and fall victim to the dreaded Divas Roll-Up.

6. The Rhodes Brothers (Cody Rhodes & Goldust) [w/ Dusty Rhodes] defeated *WWE Tag Team Champions* The Shield (Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns) [w/ *WWE U.S. Champion* Dean Ambrose] when Cody pinned Rollins with the CROSS RHODES (14:00).

  • Notes: Dusty hit Ambrose with a Bionic Elbow which ignited the crowd, as did the finish itself. The Rhodes’ all have their jobs with the WWE back, it’ll be interesting to see what happens going forward.

7. Bray Wyatt [w/ Luke Harper & Erick Rowan] defeated Kofi Kingston via pinfall with SISTER ABIGAIL (8:14).

  • Notes: Bray did a spot where he did a backwards crab walk straight out of a horror movie.
  • Post-Match: Rowan and Harper decimated Kingston further, then Bray got on the mic and cut an ominous “Follow the Buzzards” promo.

8. CM Punk defeated Ryback [w/ Paul Heyman] via pinfall with a roll-up (14:47).

  • Notes: Heyman tried to hit Punk with a kendo stick but the ref saw it, distracting him long enough for Punk to low-blow Ryback and roll him up for the win.

9. Daniel Bryan and Randy Orton fought to a no-contest when The Big Show interfered (23:55).

  • Notes: The Big Show made his way out and pulled the ref out of the ring as Bryan had Orton in the Yes! Lock. Bryan asked him what he was doing and Show KO Punched him. Scott Armstrong then made his way out as Orton covered but then Show pulled him from the ring. Show KO Punched Armstrong, then KO Punched Orton to end everything, standing tall as the show concluded. Okay.

Other Stuff

  • The PPV panel for the show consisted of Josh Matthews, Tensai, The Miz, and Titus O’Neil.
  • Renee Young hung out in the social media lounge for the pre-show and then was accosted by El Torito who did manic bull/midget things for comedic purposes.
  • A backstage segment aired during the show where Brad Maddox told Vickie Guerrero that Triple H and Stephanie McMahon had left the arena and put the rest of the show in Maddox’s hands. He asked for her help and she just laughed him off.

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WWE ‘Smackdown’ 10/4/13 Results + Notes – Final Battleground Hype, Big Show Vs. The Shield and Randy Orton

WWE Smackdown

Venue: Baton Rouge River Center (Baton Rouge, LA)

Commentators: Michael Cole & JBL

After threatening to knock out Triple H this past Monday it was The Big Show‘s turn to face retribution this week on Smackdown by taking on The Shield and Randy Orton in a 4-on-1 handicap match. In wrestling action IC Title contender R-Truth took on Ryback, Rob Van Dam faced Fandango, and Los Matadores (and El Torito) made their Smackdown debut.

Read on for results and notes from the show, gleamed from Jake Barnett‘s far more detailed coverage/analysis over at ProWrestling.net.

Match Results

1. Rob Van Dam [w/ Ricardo Rodriguez] defeated Fandango [w/ Summer Rae] via DQ when Rae tripped RVD (6:20).

  • Post-Match: Fandango attacked RVD and went outside for a weapon, but was taken out by a baseball slide. RVD then finished him off with a Van Terminator to hype what could happen this Sunday for the World Heavyweight Championship.

2. Ryback [w/ Paul Heyman] defeated R-Truth via pinfall with SHELL SHOCK (2:14).

  • Post-Match: Curtis Axel made his way out and hit R-Truth with a clothesline before trash talking him to hype their IC Championship match at Battleground.

3. Non-Title Match: *World Heavyweight Champion* Alberto Del Rio defeated Dolph Ziggler via submission with the CROSS ARMBREAKER (13:38).

  • Notes: Damien Sandow was on commentary to hype his Battleground Kick-Off match against Ziggler before the PPV on Sunday. He also reiterated the fact he can cash in his Money in the Bank contract at any time in case anyone has forgotten.

4. Los Matadores (Fernando & Diego) [w/ El Torito] defeated 3MB (Heath Slater & Jinder Mahal) via pinfall (3:14).

5. Kofi Kingston defeated Big E Langston via pinfall with a roll-up (0:48).

  • Post-Match: Bray Wyatt and The Wyatt Family (Luke Harper & Erick Rowan) made their way out. Harper and Rowan surrounded Kingston as Wyatt cut another ominous follow the buzzards promo on him. Later on Kingston/Wyatt was made official for Battleground.

6. 4-on-1 Handicap Match: The Big Show defeated Randy Orton & The Shield (*WWE U.S. Champion* Dean Ambrose and *WWE Tag Team Champions* Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns) by DQ when Ambrose tried to use a chair (8:04).

  • Post-Match: The Usos made their way out to help The Big Show clear The Shield away, then out came Daniel Bryan to attack his PPV opponent Randy Orton. Bryan applied the Yes! Lock but Ambrose broke it up so Bryan attacked him instead and laid him out with the Busaiku Knee. Bryan led the crowd in “YES!” chants to end the show.

Other Important Segments/Notes

  • The Big Show opened the show with a promo, saying he had been pushed too far and was sick of what the McMahon Family kept asking him to do. Triple H then made his way out and announced that he had paid the bank off for Show and now Show owed him instead. Triple H threatened that if Show couldn’t keep his emotions in check he would kick him and his family out of the house, then announced the 4-on-1 handicap match main event.

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